Etymology:

Wikipedia:

Nose

a protuberance in vertebrates that houses the nostrils, or nares, which admit and expel air for respiration in conjunction with the mouth. Behind the nose are the olfactory mucosa and the sinuses. Behind the nasal cavity, air next passes through the ... (41 of 1200 words, 3 images)

Nose (disambiguation)

a protuberance in vertebrates which admits and expels air for respiration. Nose may also refer to: "The Nose" (鼻, Hana?), a short story by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa | "The Nose" (Gogol), a short story by Nikolai Gogol | The Nose (opera), an... (39 of 306 words, 21 definitions)

New World Dictionary:

nose | nosed [past tense] | nosing [present participle]

the part of the human face between the mouth and the eyes, having two openings and cavities behind them for breathing and smelling | the part that ... (26 of 219 words, 15 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciation, 1 image)

Wiktionary:

A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell. | A snout, the nose of an animal | The tip of an object. | [horse racing] The length of a horse's nose, used to indicate the distance between horses at the finish of a... (47 of 144 words, 14 definitions, 12 usage examples, pronunciations, 1 image)

Oxford Dictionary:

nose | the end of one's | by a nose | count noses | cut off one's nose to spite one's face | get one's nose in front | get up someone's nose | give someone a bloody nose | have one's nose in a book | ...

the part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person or animal, containing the nostrils and used for breathing and smelling | [singular] : the ... (26 of 842 words, 36 definitions, 39 usage examples, pronunciation)

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract, consisting of a ... | the sense of smell itself: in hounds and other animals, the ability to ... (27 of 757 words, 28 definitions, 13 usage examples, pronunciation)

the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that ... | this part as the organ of smell. | the sense of smell. | anything ... (27 of 699 words, 34 definitions, 22 usage examples, pronunciation)

the part of your face above your mouth that you use for smelling and breathing. The two holes in your nose are called nostrils | the front part of an ... (29 of 417 words, 13 definitions, 15 usage examples, pronunciation)

the part of the face that bears the nostrils and covers the anterior part ... | the sense of smell; "olfaction" ; "aroma", "bouquet" | the vertebrate ... (25 of 321 words, 9 definitions, 4 usage examples, pronunciation)

to detect by or as if by smell; "scent" | to push or move with the nose ; to move (as a vehicle) ahead slowly or cautiously | to touch or rub with the ... (32 of 222 words, 8 definitions, 3 usage examples)

American Heritage Dictionary:

The part of the human face or the forward part of the head of other ... | The sense of smell | The ability to detect, sense, or discover as if by ... (30 of 224 words, 15 definitions, 8 usage examples, pronunciation)

Cambridge Dictionary:

nose[entry 1]

the part of the face that sticks out above the mouth, through which you breathe and smell | [specialized] the particular smell of a wine (24 of 70 words, 2 definitions, 4 usage examples, pronunciations)

Encarta Dictionary:

the part of the face or head through which a person or animal breathes and smells | the sense of smell, especially the ability to recognize things by ... (27 of 492 words, 11 definitions, pronunciation)

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Etymology references

Online Etymology:

nose

Origin: Old English nosu, from Proto-Germanic *nusus (compare Old Norse nös, Old Frisian nose, Dutch neus, Old High German ... (18 of 175 etymology words)